Michele Wallace: New York-born feminist, author, cultural critic, professor of English at City College and the CUNY graduate center. “College is a major agent of dissemination for feminist ideas. When I was a teenager, I saw a lot of activity in terms of feminism with my mother [artist Faith Ringgold] and activists in New York, […]

Sharyn: 28, native of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, bartender, graphic design student, former punk. Isn’t sure what feminism means, “but do I support women’s rights, do I feel empowered? Definitely.” “I come from a really traditional family…my mother’s family is from Israel and my father’s side, they’re all Moroccan. Since I was a child, it has […]

Pia: 25, raised in Crown Heights, dancer, choreographer, dance studio manager, afterschool teacher. Wouldn’t consider herself a feminist. “The first step to getting racial equality in an American patriarchal society is getting some perks for your men, and then hoping that your men are going to turn around and try to get some perks for […]

Mehiko: 23, one of the few non-Hasidic Williamsburg natives, born in Japan, law student at CUNY Law School, feminist. “I would definitely like to see more girls involved in sports. I just think that athletics is a really important part of growing up, and I think it instills values you can’t get anywhere else…Even now, […]

Jessica: 23, lifelong Brooklynite, stay-at-home-mom to Olivia, her 4-year-old daughter, aspiring illustrator or interior designer, feminist. “Since I have a daughter, I’m really aware of the media and how it degrades women. It starts from a really young age. Like those Bratz Dolls—Olivia doesn’t have any of those, thank god—but they look like strippers. Even […]